Social Security History

This is an archival or historical document and may not reflect current policies or procedures.

Facilities

NUMBER OF SSA FIELD OFFICES*

1937

175

1963

613

1989

1298

1938

316

1964

613

1990

n/a

1939

327

1965

616

1991

1297

1940

495

1966

706

1992

1299

1941

490

1967

732

1993

1301

1942

488

1968

783

1994

1298

1943

487

1969

825

1995

1292

1944

467

1970

831

1996

1352***

1945

460

1971

879

1997

1351

1946

456

1972

926

1998

1345

1947

470

1973

1085

1999

1340

1948

476

1974

1240

2000

1340

1949

478

1975

1285

2001

1337

1950

478

1976

1308

2002

1336

1951

n/a

1977

1319

2003

1329

1952

n/a

1978

1349

2004

1321

1953

512

1979

1330

2005

1318

1954

512

1980

1337

2006

1318

1955

532

1981

1342**

2007

1294

1956

539

1982

1341

2008

1298

1957

558

1983

1336

2009

1297

1958

584

1984

1321

1959

n/a

1985

1311

1960

n/a

1986

1309

1961

584

1987

1305

1962

601

1988

1299

* Data for 1937-1993 is as of end of Fiscal Year, data for 1994-2009 as of end of calendar year.

** The Fiscal Year changed from July 1st-June 30th
to October 1st-September 30th.

*** There was not a large increase in the number of field offices
starting in 1996, as the figures seem to suggest. In 1996 SSA changed
the definition of a "field office." Previously, Resident
Stations were not counted as field offices. Beginning in 1996 they
are included in the field office figure. There are 31 resident stations in the 2009 figure plus 8 specialized Social Security Card Centers.